Soooo we are moving!!

So it's official... we are moving to Edmonton by the end of June/early July! Woooo! Very excited! Bryce found out this past Thursday that he didn't get into med school, but you know, that's OK. Both moves, to Edmonton or a move to Ontario for school, had their pros and cons. It was bitter sweet hearing that he didn't get in. Disappointing because we really hoped to have the opportunity, but so great in that we get to leave Shilo (yay!) and be closer to family, to a temple, to good friends and to every amenity one could imagine (YAY YAY YAY!) and of course to BUY A HOUSE! That is seriously SO SO SO exciting! We've saved up enough money so we can buy a house and a nice one at that. ☺ I am so so so excited about having more than one bathroom. It almost brings me to tears when I think about having a house with enough room and bathrooms... oh life is good! (although, maybe the fact that I am this excited about bathrooms suggests that I need a life, lol!) So we are planning to go on our house hunting trip May 15th-21st. We've arranged for Amy & Dave to come stay with Noah, Adam & Madi and June is going to stay at Rejeana's house. We are going to bring Dallin because he's still pretty little. It could be a very long week for him and for whoever would be watching him... I don't want to put him or anyone else through that. My opinion is that if Bryce and I cannot handle ONE baby at this point, then we really have issues! Well, everything is falling into place. Now to find a house... I have waited so many years to do this... so happy, so grateful! I'll post pictures once all is said and done. ☺

OK, my whole point of blogging today was to make a record of a funny comment Noah said today. Oh the boy cracks me up, he's funny and doesn't even realize it! OK, today is my friend Janet Olsen's birthday, she plays the piano in primary, at church. Well the primary presidency decided to have her come to the front and have everyone sing happy birthday to her... which meant she wouldn't be anywhere near the piano. So someone commented and said to the kids, "I guess we'll have to sing accapella." Noah heard this and his response was, "But I only know English." Wow, that cracked us up when we heard that... seriously hilarious!! Oh my Noah, sweet, dear Noah... he was so serious about it... and we were sitting behind chuckling. Such a good comment. I never want to forget it... and that's why I am blogging today. ☺

Well, it's Mother's Day today. I'd really like to say that it's a blissfully, easy going day... but getting up at 6:30 in the morning to get all my monkeys ready for church and then to come home and have to feed everyone... it doesn't really feel like any other day of the week. I almost wish it wasn't mothers day (I know, I know, I'm bad for feeling this way)... it gives the illusion of the potential of the day going smoothly, that my children will all dawn their halos and never fight, that the house will be spotless, that all meals will magically appear. Reality is, having 5 kids just takes alot of time and alot of work... and always with nowhere near enough sleep. Sigh. But the good things I like about it is that my kids came home from school on Friday and couldn't wait to give me their Mother's Day gifts that they hand crafted themselves... and I honestly just love their excitement and how their eyes lit up while they tell me about what they made. That is what makes Mother's Day worth it to me. That and watching Dallin try to walk independently of furniture, and the sweet smile I get from him when he sees me. That's what's good about Mother's Day. I guess, now that I think about it, who really cares if the house is clean or if meals magically appear, I have my kids. And for whatever reason, they seem to love me, even though I am so far from perfect. Funny how that is. I am grateful for my family. ☺

Well, I guess I should go see what the rest of the world is doing. It's been a nice few minutes of quiet to sit and blog. I'm guessing that the next month or so will be crazy busy getting ready for the move. Oh and did I mention the best part about not getting into med school? I don't have to pack my house myself, the military pays for it to be done... and unpacked too. So sweet, so great! One less thing to do...

Have a good day all!